生まれつきの赤血球の聴覚障害:予防可能な病気
Lancet (London, England)
|February 3, 1979
まとめ
生まれながらの赤血球は,幼児における感覚神経性失聴の重要な原因である. この深刻な欠陥を予防するために,赤毛の予防接種を増加させることが非常に重要です.
科学分野:
- 小児科は小児科です.
- 耳鼻喉科 (Otorhinolaryngology) は,耳鼻喉科 (Otorhinolaryngology) を専門とする医療機関である.
- 免疫学 免疫学とは
背景:
- 生まれながらの赤血球感染症は,感覚神経性聴覚障害を含む深刻な発達問題を引き起こす可能性があります.
- 早期の診断と介入は,聴覚障害のある子供にとって非常に重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- 感覚神経性聴覚障害の4歳未満の小児におけるルベッラ抗体の有病率を調査する.
- 小児におけるルベッラによる失聴に関連した危険因子を特定する.
主な方法:
- 1972年から1975年の間に4歳未満の568人の未選択コホートが研究されました.
- ルーベッラ抗体検査は,ナフィールド聴覚・言語センターに通う子供たちに実施されました.
- 子どもたちは,感覚神経性聴覚障害の有無に基づいて分類された.
主要な成果:
- 349人の子供に感覚神経失聴が診断され,24%が赤血球抗体を持っていた.
- 聴覚障害のない子どものうち,赤血球抗体を持つのは9%に過ぎなかった.
- 血清陽性と血清陰性であるろう児の間で,家族歴,母性赤毛,胎内イベント,その他の欠陥の有意な差異が観察されました.
結論:
- 生まれながらの赤血球は,子供における感覚神経性失聴の顕著な原因である.
- ルーベッラワクチン接種プログラムを積極的に実施することは,将来の欠陥予防に不可欠です.
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